Vanuatu · Folktales and oral traditions
Documented transfer
Related telling or shared motif
Dashed lines show parallels. Direction is shown where a source documents the transfer.
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Vanuatu
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 1
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
Two stories in the Atlas give Vanuatu different settings. Māui’s fishing story asks what rises from the water. On Gaua, Qat’s story asks what a tree and a drum can make move.
Tales in the Atlas
Māui Fishes Up the Land
1910 · W. D. Westervelt · Legends of Ma-Ui · Maui the Fisherman
Qat and Marawa’s Wooden People
1891 · R. H. Codrington · The Melanesians · ch. 10, Lakona account
Tales found across countries
| Tales | Countries and regions |
|---|---|
| Māui Fishes Up the Land | New Zealand Cook Islands United States Vanuatu |